Synonym: break down, crash, fail, topple. Similar words: collar, collaboration, collect, college, colleague, collector, collection, collective. Meaning: [kə'læps] 
n. 1. an abrupt failure of function or health 2. a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in 3. the act of throwing yourself down 4. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures). v. 1. break down, literally or metaphorically 2. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack 3. fold or close up 4. fall apart 5. cause to burst 6. suffer a nervous breakdown 7. lose significance, effectiveness, or value.
n. 1. an abrupt failure of function or health 2. a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in 3. the act of throwing yourself down 4. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures). v. 1. break down, literally or metaphorically 2. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack 3. fold or close up 4. fall apart 5. cause to burst 6. suffer a nervous breakdown 7. lose significance, effectiveness, or value. 
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181 The doctor had suffered a temporary mental collapse and subsequent bouts of violent behaviour.
182 If it were otherwise the court system would simply collapse under the strain.
183 The sudden collapse of Communism raised the power of global capitalism to new heights.
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184 Philippa's fear was exaggerated, as if a bridge had started to collapse under her.
185 Experts say this whole section of the ancient Abbey was in imminent danger of collapse.
186 Mr Pin says that the government is blaming him for the entire financial collapse.
187 He was sued for his role in the collapse of Southwest Savings and Loan.
188 Other research demonstrated that should Canterbury Cathedral collapse in some dreadful calamity, it would actually pay the city to rebuild it.
189 Buildings must be strengthened to prevent collapse from an earthquake.
190 In 1965 I read about Penrose's theorem that any body undergoing gravitational collapse must eventually form a singularity.
191 Since it has never been allowed to develop any outlets, what is left of the economy would collapse.
192 The adequacy of this supervision was, however, questioned following the collapse of Johnson Matthey Bank in 1984.
193 Please try not to upset or destroy this finely balanced mechanism or the building blocks will collapse like a row of dominoes.
194 Who knew when she might collapse in a heap of baubles and bangles?
195 The ability to collapse their lung air-sacs with increasing depth is probably the dolphin's major protection against the bends.
196 Deny people the freedom to be what they want and to do what they want, and an economy will collapse.
197 After Stephen's sudden collapse during the meeting, he was rushed to the hospital.
198 He said the debts had built up following the collapse of his business.
199 And an extended payments schedule might well recover the debt more surely than strict enforcement - which might instead precipitate financial collapse.
200 And he has emerged from the base of a bridge to warn city officials that it was about to collapse.
201 Futures commissions are often created by communities that have experienced some form of trauma, such as economic collapse.
202 Bollards are prone to sudden collapse, and the ropes often jam in the groove behind the capstan during retrieval.
203 The collapse of Spinward has implications for the whole of the human-occupied galaxy.
204 This was sufficiently pronounced to offset the drop in the oil import bill following the recent price collapse.
205 Upon reflection, we might wonder why such an economy does not collapse in complete chaos.
206 Devoted to public order and financial stability, he presided over and accelerated the collapse of both.
207 A massive object containing a small quantity of C- field begins to collapse when the pressure is no longer adequate to prevent it.
208 The collapse was not directly linked to the motor car side, but it threatened the cars' future.
209 There has been a collapse in confidence, soaring repossessions and a reluctance by households to borrow more and trade up.
210 It has been known that the self - sterility of conifers results from embryo collapse after self - fertilization.
More similar words: collar, collaboration, collect, college, colleague, collector, collection, collective, colloquial, perhaps, lap, slap, upset, glimpse, all along, all at once, as well as, all around, installation, surveillance, Color., color, doll, toll, poll, roll, column, colony, follow, roll in.